Lost History

    These are sad stories about things that no longer exist in Baltimore.

    Sad Final Days of Memorial Stadium

    This old photo from sometime in the 1990s shows the beloved old Memorial Stadium from the inside. The field is overgrown and the not...
    Baltimore transit in Walbrook

    Baltimore Streetcars in the 1960s

    Here is a beautiful series of photos that we found on Flickr showing the city's old streetcars. The one below was taken just a...
    Historic American Buildings Survey E. H. Pickering, Photographer June 1936 VIEW FROM NORTHEAST - Waterloo Row, 606-628 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

    Images of Waterloo Row in 1830s and 1930s

    Check out these great images from the Library of Congress. The first one is a painting from the 1830s, and the second, a photograph...

    The Ghosts of Old Memorial Stadium

    Remember old Memorial Stadium? Some great memories from that place. We dug up a large number of photos taken of the stadium in...

    Stanley Theatre on Howard Street in 1933

    We came across this gem on Flickr, and it's a terrific one. It appears to be a photograph from the 1930s, showing the Auditorium...
    proposed tunnel (1909)

    Proposed Tunnel From Mount Clare to Patterson Park

    This is an interesting illustration that we dug up in The Baltimore Sun. It's from an article printed on May 7th, 1909.

    Nazi Rally Held at Lehmann Hall on North Howard Street (1935)

    This may come as a great shock to you, but before the worst of World War II, a number of locals in Baltimore were...
    The Catonsville Junction was the terminus for the Baltimore Traction Company's streetcar lines 8, 9, and 14. On this 1950s summer day, a light grey over pencil-yellow Pullman-built PCC (Presidential Car Commission) streetcar departs southbound on the private, quarter mile right-of-way that emptied onto Frederick Road and continued eastward into the city of Baltimore. The little Belgian block gabled structure on the right is still there today, as are the houses in the center rear. The Amoco structure has been replaced by a modern Seven-Eleven convenience store.

    Catonsville Junction in the 1950s

    This is an excellent old photo of Catonsville Junction, the terminus of the old Baltimore Traction Company's streetcar lines. Source: Shorpy
    West Lexington looking northeast - 310, 308, 304 West Lexington

    1980s View of West Lexington

    Here's a cool old photo we dug up at the Library of Congress. It shows the 300 block of West Lexington in the 1980s....
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